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TIBERIUS SILVER DENARIUS

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Code: 10140



Tiberius Silver Denarius A.D. 14 - 37,  Mint of Lugdunum
Obverse: TI CAESAR DIVI - AVG F AVGVSTVS, laureate head of Tiberius facing right
Reverse: PONTIF - MAXIM, female figure Livia? seated right, holding a long vertical sceptre and a branch, on a chair with ornamented legs and a single line below
*This type is commonly referred to as the 'Tribute Penny' of the Bible after the well known New Testament story in St. Mathew's Gospel (22, 17-21).
RIC 30, S.464
19 mm in diameter, 3.4 grams.
Well centered with light attractive toning, with stable metal.